14 February 2010 - Rome (Italy) Gathering of solidarity with Iranian people (ENG subtitles)

Rome - Piazza Farnese

Gathering in solidarity with Iranian people :"Green Squares for Freedom in Iran".

- Riccardo Noury, spokesperson of Amnesty International Italy
- Mahmood Amiry-Moghaddam, spokesperson of Iran Human Rights
- Ahmad Rafat, journalist, founder of Initiative for Freedom of Expression in Iran

Rome, February the 14th 2010.

"Democratic changes demanded by Iranian people are impossible in the frame of the current constitution of the Islamic Republic." This is what Mahmood Amiry-Moghaddam, spokesperson of the network Iran Human Rights, said yesterday attending the gathering "Green Squares for Freedom in Iran" in Rome.
In his speech Amiry-Moghaddam talked about the democratic movement which "has shaken the foundations of the regime". Yet he pointed out also the critical situations of that movement: "As the regime uses more and more violence, the movement could run the risk of turning into radical and extremist. We are facing the risk to get in a spiral of violence, whose results nobody could foresee."
"International community - Amiry-Moghaddam also said - has a huge responsibility for future developments of the struggle of Iranian people. It's fine that western administrations condemn the use of the violence of Iranian regime, but we need to do something more. World community has to acknowledge the legitimate requests of Iranian people. A referendum, supervised by United Nations, is a pacific option that we suggest as defenders of Human Rights".
About the nuclear issue, Amiry-Moghaddam said: "Nuclear weapons in the hands of the regime are dangerous especially for Iranian people. It's important that the West is aware of this as long as talks with Iranian authorities go on. Human Rights should not be jeopardized in the hope that the regime would delay, even for a short time, the uranium enrichment process. A democratic Iran is the only warranty of a sustainable peace and of stability in the Middle East".

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